(At Least) Fifty Shades of Erotica

The Best-Selling Trilogy Has Helped Unleash A Deluge Of Literary Smut

E.L. James' fifty shades of Grey series has reached saturation levels previously reserved for teen wizards and vampires. Literary provocateur Bret Easton Ellis is in talks to write a screenplay based on the trilogy of megaselling erotic novels, in which a young woman discovers the joys of bondage and nondisclosure agreements. Rumor has it that James may write a follow-up threesome, told from sado-suitor Christian Grey's point of view. Official Fifty Shades perfume, lingerie, jewelry and stationery lines are in the works. A San Francisco hotel company offers a Fifty Shades package, including a gift basket of satin ties and lubricant....

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